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Delay in UWT-50 Injection Molding

 

 

We had some issues with the UWT-50 injection molding that took a while to figure out. The injection molder still isn't finished, but hopefully they'll be finished soon.

TCS UWT-50 and Thumb Switches

I'll have an update this weekend about the TCS UWT-50 status (still having injection molding issues). But now I'd like to talk about the use of thumb switches. But, before we get into this, I'd like to note that I'm a volunteer on the project--although they do feed us when we visit TCS :-).

TCS UWT-50 Update

TCS UWT-50 Encoder or Potentiometer?

The UWT-50 development team had a debate recently about encoders vs potentiometers. My favorite has always been the potentiometer, and I didn't really care if we had an encoder version or not. But I know there are people who would prefer the encoder version. So here is my question. What advantages do you see with the encoder version over the potentiometer version?

TCS UWT-50 Development

 

TCS Throttles Shipping

They're here! We finished testing of the final version of the software, and shipping will start next week.

TCS Throttle Delay

We lost a month for no good reason (on our part). Here is an update on the status of the injection molds for the TCS throttles. The bottom line is that they went dark for a month, so our chances of shipping before Christmas are not very high. Grrrr. Details are in the video.

TCS Throttle Consisting

Hi, it's been a long time since I posted about the TCS throttle. We've been working on getting the throttle ready for release this fall. I've been working on the consisting feature. For the first release, our plan is to have consisting be in-throttle consisting, like the consisting that you get with Engine Driver or the WiThrottle app. In other words, the consist exists in the throttle only. This will allow the consisting to work the same way with any command station. We plan to look at CV19 consisting and JMRI consisting later.

Field Testing the "Universal" Throttle

About a month ago, I spent a week at TCS, along with Stuart and Balazs, working on the two models of the forthcoming TCS throttles. Here is a video from our field trip to Rich Murray's layout. We replaced his command station with the prototype TCS command station, and then used protype throttles (I think we had five or six). It was great fun, and I hope you enjoy the video.

 


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